| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Gordon Haldeman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mladen Piurkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Wood (fresh) 5 pts. C - Calvin Herring (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Vidal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bradley Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal inbounds the ball | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Mladen Piurkowski - foul #2 on Mladen Piurkowski, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 19:26 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mladen Piurkowski | 48-41 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard loses the dribble to Calvin Herring | 48-41 |
| 18:52 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 18:50 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Edward Howard | 48-41 |
| 18:45 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gordon Haldeman - foul #1 on Gordon Haldeman, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Bryan Yeager (PG), Martin Parrish (SF), Richard Allan (C) Gordon Haldeman, James Gardner, Calvin Herring | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet (SF), Carlton Pless (PF), Charles Cleveland (C) William Vidal, Bradley Avery, Edward Howard | |
| 18:45 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 18:45 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 18:28 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Cleveland - foul #1 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Clemons (SG) Mladen Piurkowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman (PG), Don Brown (SG) Robert Gorman, Bryan Maxwell | |
| 18:28 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 18:28 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 18:28 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Carlton Pless connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Brown | 49-45 |
| 18:16 | East Tennessee State | Bryan Yeager misses the shot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Yeager is called for the reach on Otis Hamlet in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Yeager, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford (PF) Milton Wood | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 49-45 |
| 17:42 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 17:28 | East Tennessee State | Bryan Yeager is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Willie Malone (PG), Mladen Piurkowski (SG), James Gardner (SF), Calvin Herring (C) Bryan Yeager, Michael Clemons, Martin Parrish, Richard Allan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (SF), Bradley Avery (PF) Otis Hamlet, Charles Cleveland | |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal is hacked by Mladen Piurkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mladen Piurkowski, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gordon Haldeman (SG) Mladen Piurkowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 17:12 | Gardner-Webb | Carlton Pless snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery is denied on a layup by Jeff Alford | 49-45 |
| 16:53 | Gardner-Webb | Carlton Pless misses the tip | 49-45 |
| 16:51 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 16:46 | East Tennessee State | Willie Malone hits a 3 from straight away set up by Gordon Haldeman | 52-45 |
| 16:25 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Don Brown, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish (SF), Milton Wood (PF) James Gardner, Jeff Alford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Bryan Maxwell (SG), Otis Hamlet (SF), Edward Howard (C) Henry Lampman, Don Brown, William Vidal, Carlton Pless | |
| 15:57 | East Tennessee State | Gordon Haldeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 15:56 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Willie Malone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Haldeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Parrish (fresh) PF - Milton Wood (fresh) 6 pts. C - Calvin Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Otis Hamlet (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bradley Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Malone - foul #2 on Willie Malone, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert England (PG), Mladen Piurkowski (SG), James Gardner (SF) Willie Malone, Gordon Haldeman, Calvin Herring | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 15:48 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Otis Hamlet | 52-48 |
| 15:42 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert England | 55-48 |
| 15:24 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery banks in the layup | 55-50 |
| 15:19 | East Tennessee State | Robert England misses the dunk | 55-50 |
| 15:17 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 15:07 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mladen Piurkowski | 58-50 |
| 14:49 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Allan (C) Martin Parrish | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Chad McCalley (PG), Don Brown (SG), William Vidal (SF), Charles Cleveland (PF), Vincent Parmer (C) Robert Gorman, Bryan Maxwell, Otis Hamlet, Bradley Avery, Edward Howard | |
| 14:40 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 14:14 | Gardner-Webb | Chad McCalley misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 14:12 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 14:07 | East Tennessee State | Robert England clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 14:05 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Bryan Yeager (PG), Michael Clemons (SG) Robert England, Mladen Piurkowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman (PG), Bryan Maxwell (SG), Carlton Pless (PF) Chad McCalley, Don Brown, Vincent Parmer | |
| 13:48 | East Tennessee State | Richard Allan is called for 5 seconds | 58-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford (SF), Calvin Herring (C) James Gardner, Richard Allan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard (C) Charles Cleveland | |
| 13:46 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal is hacked by Jeff Alford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Alford, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard makes the shot from the right block and the foul's on Calvin Herring - foul #1 on Calvin Herring, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 13:13 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Yeager | 60-53 |
| 12:54 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-53 |
| 12:53 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 12:47 | East Tennessee State | Michael Clemons is fouled on the floor by Bryan Maxwell - foul #2 on Bryan Maxwell, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gordon Haldeman (PG), Willie Malone (SG), James Gardner (SF), Martin Parrish (PF) Bryan Yeager, Michael Clemons, Jeff Alford, Milton Wood | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Don Brown (SG), Otis Hamlet (SF), Vincent Parmer (C) Henry Lampman, Bryan Maxwell, William Vidal, Edward Howard | |
| 12:37 | East Tennessee State | Gordon Haldeman misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Carlton Pless snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 12:26 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Vincent Parmer | 60-55 |
| 12:11 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 12:09 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 11:42 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Gordon Haldeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gardner (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Calvin Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otis Hamlet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlton Pless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Parmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Willie Malone - foul #3 on Willie Malone, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert England (PG), Mladen Piurkowski (SG), Milton Wood (PF), Richard Allan (C) Gordon Haldeman, Willie Malone, James Gardner, Calvin Herring | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Chad McCalley (PG), William Vidal (SF), Bradley Avery (PF), Charles Cleveland (C) Robert Gorman, Otis Hamlet, Carlton Pless, Vincent Parmer | |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 11:20 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Wood | 63-57 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 11:00 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford (SF) Martin Parrish | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman (PG), Bryan Maxwell (SG), Edward Howard (C) Chad McCalley, Don Brown, William Vidal | |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Alford picks off the pass by Charles Cleveland | 63-60 |
| 10:38 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 10:36 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 10:07 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 63-60 |
| 10:06 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 09:53 | East Tennessee State | Bradley Avery steals the ball from Richard Allan | 63-60 |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell's pass is intercepted by Mladen Piurkowski in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 09:49 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski hits the finger roll | 65-60 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 09:37 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:31 | East Tennessee State | Richard Allan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Bryan Yeager (PG), Michael Clemons (SG), Gordon Haldeman (SF), Martin Parrish (PF), Calvin Herring (C) Robert England, Mladen Piurkowski, Jeff Alford, Milton Wood, Richard Allan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Otis Hamlet (SF), Carlton Pless (PF), Vincent Parmer (C) Henry Lampman, Charles Cleveland, Bradley Avery, Edward Howard | |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Martin Parrish - foul #3 on Martin Parrish, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Gardner (SF) Bryan Yeager | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown (SG) Bryan Maxwell | |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 09:12 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 09:07 | East Tennessee State | Gordon Haldeman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 09:06 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 08:48 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 08:47 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring tips it back up and in | 67-61 |
| 08:43 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Parrish is called for the reach on Robert Gorman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Parrish, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Bryan Yeager (PG), Willie Malone (SG), Milton Wood (PF) Gordon Haldeman, Michael Clemons, Martin Parrish | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (SF) Vincent Parmer | |
| 08:43 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:43 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:43 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 08:34 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carlton Pless - foul #1 on Carlton Pless, team foul #4 | 67-62 |
| 08:34 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 08:34 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 08:19 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal is hacked by James Gardner - foul #1 on James Gardner, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Chad McCalley (PG), Bryan Maxwell (SG), Edward Howard (C) Robert Gorman, Don Brown, Otis Hamlet | |
| 08:19 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 08:19 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 08:02 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 08:01 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood grabs the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 07:50 | East Tennessee State | Edward Howard swats the layup by Milton Wood | 69-63 |
| 07:49 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 07:30 | East Tennessee State | Bryan Yeager can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Chad McCalley - foul #2 on Chad McCalley, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski (SG), Martin Parrish (PF) Willie Malone, Milton Wood | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman (PG), Bradley Avery (PF) Chad McCalley, Carlton Pless | |
| 07:30 | East Tennessee State | Bryan Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:30 | East Tennessee State | Bryan Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Bryan Yeager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mladen Piurkowski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Gardner (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Martin Parrish (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Calvin Herring (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Henry Lampman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Maxwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Vidal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Avery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Howard (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery buries a 3 from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 07:07 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner loses the dribble to Edward Howard | 71-66 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard lays it in | 71-68 |
| 06:28 | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 06:27 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 06:14 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Howard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Maxwell | 71-70 |
| 06:02 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish hits a fadeaway near the basket | 73-70 |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 05:40 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 05:35 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-70 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 05:28 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Yeager steals it from William Vidal | 73-70 |
| 05:25 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner misses the easy layup | 73-70 |
| 05:23 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bradley Avery | 73-70 |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert England (PG), Michael Clemons (SG), Gordon Haldeman (SF), Jeff Alford (PF), Richard Allan (C) Bryan Yeager, Mladen Piurkowski, James Gardner, Martin Parrish, Calvin Herring | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Don Brown (SG), Otis Hamlet (SF), Carlton Pless (PF), Charles Cleveland (C) Henry Lampman, Bryan Maxwell, William Vidal, Bradley Avery, Edward Howard | |
| 05:06 | East Tennessee State | Gordon Haldeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 05:04 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Alford misses the tip | 73-70 |
| 05:02 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet is hacked by Gordon Haldeman - foul #2 on Gordon Haldeman, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:30 | East Tennessee State | Robert England clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 04:28 | Gardner-Webb | Carlton Pless grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 04:25 | Gardner-Webb | Robert England takes the ball from Don Brown in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| 04:22 | East Tennessee State | Robert England lays it in | 75-72 |
| 04:05 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Gorman | 75-75 |
| 03:50 | East Tennessee State | Gordon Haldeman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 75-75 |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Carlton Pless pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Haldeman - foul #3 on Gordon Haldeman, team foul #13 | 75-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Willie Malone (PG), Mladen Piurkowski (SG), Milton Wood (PF), Martin Parrish (C) Robert England, Michael Clemons, Gordon Haldeman, Richard Allan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Chad McCalley (PG), Vincent Parmer (C) Robert Gorman, Charles Cleveland | |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Otis Hamlet makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:27 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-77 |
| 03:25 | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski tips it back up and in | 77-77 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Willie Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mladen Piurkowski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Alford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Milton Wood (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Chad McCalley (fresh) SG - Don Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otis Hamlet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carlton Pless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Vincent Parmer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown is fouled on the floor by Mladen Piurkowski - foul #4 on Mladen Piurkowski, team foul #14 | 77-77 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Calvin Herring (C) Jeff Alford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (SF), Bradley Avery (PF) Otis Hamlet, Carlton Pless | |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 02:49 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mladen Piurkowski | 80-79 |
| 02:47 | Gardner-Webb | Chad McCalley travels in the backcourt | 80-79 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert England (PG) Mladen Piurkowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman (SG), Carlton Pless (C) Don Brown, Vincent Parmer | |
| 02:42 | East Tennessee State | Martin Parrish misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-79 |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Carlton Pless grabs the board | 80-79 |
| 02:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-82 |
| 02:02 | East Tennessee State | William Vidal steps in front of the Robert England pass | 80-82 |
| 02:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-82 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mladen Piurkowski (SG), Gordon Haldeman (SF), Richard Allan (C) Willie Malone, Martin Parrish, Calvin Herring | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Otis Hamlet (SF), Charles Cleveland (PF), Vincent Parmer (C) Chad McCalley, William Vidal, Bradley Avery, Carlton Pless | |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman is fouled on the floor by Mladen Piurkowski - foul #5 on Mladen Piurkowski, team foul #15 | 80-82 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Gardner (SF), Calvin Herring (C) Mladen Piurkowski, Richard Allan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell (SG), William Vidal (SF), Bradley Avery (PF), Edward Howard (C) Robert Gorman, Otis Hamlet, Charles Cleveland, Vincent Parmer | |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman misses the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 01:42 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner grabs the board | 80-83 |
| 01:38 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner connects on the floater near the basket set up by Calvin Herring and the foul's on William Vidal - foul #3 on William Vidal, team foul #6 | 82-83 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG) Henry Lampman | |
| 01:38 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner makes the free throw | 83-83 |
| 01:23 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Gorman | 83-85 |
| 01:08 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-85 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman grabs the board | 83-85 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-85 |
| 00:40 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Avery - foul #3 on Bradley Avery, team foul #7 | 83-85 |
| 00:40 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 00:40 | East Tennessee State | Milton Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 85-85 |
| 00:15 | East Tennessee State | James Gardner snags the defensive board | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | East Tennessee State | Gordon Haldeman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert England | 88-85 |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-85 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-85 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-85 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | The clock runs out | 88-85 |